Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. New Living Translation “I sank beneath the waves, and the waters closed over me. Seaweed wrapped itself around my head. English Standard Version The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head Berean Standard Bible The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. King James Bible The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. New King James Version The waters surrounded me, even to my soul; The deep closed around me; Weeds were wrapped around my head. New American Standard Bible “Water encompassed me to the point of death. The deep flowed around me, Seaweed was wrapped around my head. NASB 1995 “Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head. NASB 1977 “Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head. Legacy Standard Bible Water encompassed me to my very soul. The great deep surrounded me, Weeds were wrapped around my head. Amplified Bible “The waters surrounded me, to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Seaweed was wrapped around my head. Christian Standard Bible The water engulfed me up to the neck; the watery depths overcame me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. Holman Christian Standard Bible The waters engulfed me up to the neck; the watery depths overcame me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. American Standard Version The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The waters surrounded me unto the soul and the depths surrounded me, and my head was shut in at the bottom of the sea Brenton Septuagint Translation Water was poured around me to the soul: the lowest deep compassed me, my head went down Contemporary English Version I was almost drowned by the swirling waters that surrounded me. Seaweed had wrapped around my head. Douay-Rheims Bible The waters compassed me about even to the soul: the deep hath closed me round about, the sea hath covered my head. English Revised Version The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; the deep was round about me; the weeds were wrapped about my head. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Water surrounded me, threatening my life. The deep [sea] covered me completely. Seaweed was wrapped around my head. Good News Translation The water came over me and choked me; the sea covered me completely, and seaweed wrapped around my head. International Standard Version Flood waters encompassed me, the deep surrounded me while seaweed wrapped around my head. JPS Tanakh 1917 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head. Literal Standard Version Waters have surrounded me to the soul, | The deep surrounds me, | The weed is bound to my head. Majority Standard Bible The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. New American Bible The waters surged around me up to my neck; the deep enveloped me; seaweed wrapped around my head. NET Bible Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. New Revised Standard Version The waters closed in over me; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped around my head New Heart English Bible The waters surrounded me, threatening my life. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head. Webster's Bible Translation The waters encompassed me, even to the soul: the depth inclosed me on every side, the weeds were wrapped about my head. World English Bible The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head. Young's Literal Translation Compassed me have waters unto the soul, The deep doth compass me, The weed is bound to my head. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jonah's Prayer…4At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’ 5The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. 6To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!… Cross References Luke 21:20 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. Psalm 69:1 Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. Psalm 69:2 I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me. Lamentations 3:54 The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die. Treasury of Scripture The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. Psalm 40:2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. Psalm 69:1,2 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul… Lamentations 3:54 Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off. Jump to Previous Bound Circling Closed Compass Compassed Death Deep Depth Encompassed Engulfed Great Head Inclosed Neck Point Round Side Soul Surrounded Threatened Water Waters Weed Weeds WrappedJump to Next Bound Circling Closed Compass Compassed Death Deep Depth Encompassed Engulfed Great Head Inclosed Neck Point Round Side Soul Surrounded Threatened Water Waters Weed Weeds WrappedJonah 2 1. The prayer of Jonah.10. He is delivered out of the belly of the fish. (5) The waters.--See reference in margin. The weeds were wrapped about my head.--This graphic touch is quite original. The figure of overwhelming waters is a common one in Hebrew song to represent some crushing sorrow, but nowhere is the picture so vivid as here. At the same time the entire absence of any reference to the fish, which would, indeed, be altogether out of place in this picture of a drowning man entangled in seaweed, should be noticed. That on which the prophet lays stress is not on the mode of his escape, but his escape itself. Verses 5, 6. - In parallel clauses, Jonah describes still more vividly the horrors that surrounded him. Verse 5. - Compassed me about. Not the same word as in ver. 3. Septuagint, περιεχίθη μοι "was poured around me." Even to the soul; so as to reach his life (comp. Psalm 18:5; Psalm 69:1, 2; Lamentations 3:54). The depth closed me round about. The verb is the lame as in ver. 3, translated there, "compassed me about" Vulgate, abyssus vallavit me. The weeds (suph); seaweed. Jonah sank to the bottom before he was swallowed by the fish. The LXX. omits the word. The Vulgate gives pelagus, which is probably derived from the fact of the Red Sea being called "the Sea of Suph," the term being thence applied to any sea.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The watersמַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen engulfed me אֲפָפ֤וּנִי (’ă·p̄ā·p̄ū·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 661: To surround, encompass up to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the neck; נֶ֔פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion the watery depths תְּה֖וֹם (tə·hō·wm) Noun - common singular Strong's 8415: An abyss, the deep overcame me; יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי (yə·sō·ḇə·ḇê·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround the seaweed ס֖וּף (sūp̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5488: A reed, the papyrus wrapped חָב֥וּשׁ (ḥā·ḇūš) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 2280: To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule around my head. לְרֹאשִֽׁי׃ (lə·rō·šî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7218: The head Links Jonah 2:5 NIVJonah 2:5 NLT Jonah 2:5 ESV Jonah 2:5 NASB Jonah 2:5 KJV Jonah 2:5 BibleApps.com Jonah 2:5 Biblia Paralela Jonah 2:5 Chinese Bible Jonah 2:5 French Bible Jonah 2:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jonah 2:5 The waters surrounded me even to (Jon. 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